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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap
Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. Namely video streaming, ride-hailing, and cloud computing.
The Financial Times recently reported that a basket of the top US streaming services would cost $87 this fall, compared with $73 a year ago. Last month, Google, the third-largest cloud provider, started a pilot program in which thousands of its employees were limited to using work computers that were not connected to the internet, CNBC reported. If staff members have computers disconnected from the internet, hackers can't compromise these devices and gain access to sensitive user data and software code.
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